M&A Deal Summary

SimCorp Acquires AIM Software

On June 6, 2019, SimCorp acquired software company AIM Software from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe for 60M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SimCorp’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SimCorp’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SimCorp’s 1st transaction in Austria.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-06
Target AIM Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SimCorp
Sellers(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 60M EUR

Target

AIM Software

Vienna, Austria
AIM Software GmbH provides data management solutions to the buy-side community. AIM’s GAIN suite of business applications helps leading financial institutions aggregate, master and report on their market data. AIM Software GmbH was founded in 1998 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SimCorp

Copenhagen, Denmark

Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Software
Employees1,948
Revenue 456M EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

SimCorp is a provider of investment and portfolio management software and services to the investment managers, asset managers, fund managers, fund administrators, pension funds, insurance funds and wealth managers. SimCorp’s advanced software provides global financial organizations with the tools they need to mitigate risk, reduce cost and enable growth. SimCorp was established in 1971 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Software) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-29 APL Italiana

Milano, Italy

APL Italiana SpA is a provider of investment and portfolio management software for the Italian insurance market based on its SOFIA platform. APL Italiana was founded in 1983 and is based in Milano, Italy.

Buy €35M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-07 Axioma

New York, New York, United States

Axioma is a provider of risk-management and portfolio-construction software solutions to financial institutions. Axioma is based in New York.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 75
Sector (Software) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 40 of 44
Country (Austria) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 33 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-03 Green Street

Newport Beach, California, United States

Green Street is an independent research, analytics, trading, and consulting firm to the commercial real estate market in North American and Europe. Green Street was founded in 1985 and is based in Newport Beach, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-31 Shields Health Solutions

Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States

Shields Health Solutions is a specialty pharmacy integrator and care provider, partnering with hospital leaders on every aspect of specialty pharmacy creation, growth and management. Shields provides the fastest, lowest risk model for health systems to create or grow a hospital-owned specialty pharmacy program. Shields Health Solutions was founded in 2012 and is based in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

Buy -